"A total of four treasure ships were captured, two of which were filled with cargo and prepared to return to Spain. The two ships we saw on the way were worth a total of 200,000 pounds. The reason why the other two treasure ships remained on Haiti is because they had not collected enough gold and silver goods, and their value was about 100,000 pounds together. We intend to give you one of the treasure ships worth 50,000 pounds as trophy. What do you think?" Sir Pennington shared the spoils with Zheng Zhihu after the battle.

"Yes." Zheng Zhihu knew that it was actually a lot to take away 50,000 pounds this time. This time, the capture of Haiti Island was mainly due to the Royal Fleet and 5,000 Irish soldiers led by Prince Rupert, and the three ships he led were just auxiliary.

"We'll remove other Spanish strongholds in the West Indies!" Sir Pennington was very excited about the spoils he received in this war.

Prince Rupert left hundreds of infantry garrisons to prevent the Spaniards from counterattacking, and the rest of the infantry embarked on the journey again.

This time they attacked Cuba Island, a more important stronghold where Spanish treasure ships were anchored.

The West Indian Expeditionary Force still used the tactics to the fleet blockade of the harbor. Prince Rupert led the infantry to clear the Spanish villages and towns, forcing the Spanish to surrender.

However, the battle to occupy Cuba Island was in a deadlock, with more Spanish troops here, stronger fortresses, and stronger resistance. The Irish army led by Prince Rupert was unable to conquer the fortress on the island for a while.

At the same time, the Irish Legion led by Prince Rupert suddenly broke out with a terrible tropical infectious disease, malaria, and a group of Irish soldiers died on the island of Cuba. The soldiers were depressed and they had to return to the ship and abandon their plans to attack Cuba.

After adjustments by the naval officers, the Royal English Fleet left Cuba Island and attacked Jamaica, which had a weak defense.

In less than a day, the Spanish defenders in Jamaica surrendered or fled to Cuba.

Now the pattern of the West Indies has become that the English occupied southern islands such as Haiti and Jamaica, while the Spanish occupied northern islands such as Cuba and the Bahamas, forming a pattern of confrontation between the north and the south.

"If you want to conquer tropical and subtropical islands, you have to conquer yellow fever and malaria. However, it is not easy to not have enough medicine. Hundreds of Irish soldiers died in front of me. There are not many quinine left, and we can only use it for ourselves. It is a drop in the bucket..." Zheng Chenggong recorded the strange experiences of this round-the-world voyage in his deck corner. This time he participated in the Royal Navy's expedition to the West Indies midway.

"What are you writing?" Hannah suddenly appeared beside Zheng Chenggong, curiously trying to see clearly what he wrote in his diary.

Zheng Chenggong put together the diary: "Diary of navigation, each ship has its own navigation log. I also want to describe the experiences of this global navigation to future generations from a personal perspective. If I can become a famous person in the future, it may be passed down to future generations."

"Can you show me?" Hannah asked.

"No, this is a secret." Zheng Chenggong said.

"Stingy, are you still afraid of being seen if you want to spread the logs to future generations?" Hannah curled her lips.

"How are those two seriously injured?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

"They... died of wound infection." Hannah mentioned two classmates who were injured in the battle and their expressions became serious. "Once there is a wound on the sea, it will be quite dangerous. We lack medicine, and the wounds caused by shells are accompanied by blood loss and infection, and they will die for a lifetime. I now understand how dangerous it is for the knights of our hospital's Knights to go out to sea to fight with the Ottoman Empire and Barbary pirates to obtain the supplies needed for survival."

"The battle on the sea is indeed much crueler than we imagined." Zheng Chenggong had to admit it.

When he was a child, he thought that it was a glorious thing for his father to serve as the commander of the Beiyang Fleet. He also wanted to become a navy general since he was a child. However, as he grew older, especially after personally experiencing the cruel battles and the diseases he suffered during his navigation, he gradually understood what the navy and navigation were all about.

Even the commander of the naval fleet is likely to be hit by shells flying from nowhere while fighting on the deck. Just like Nelson was killed by shells from the opponent when he was fighting with the French Navy, and countless naval officers died under stray bullets.

"Try to avoid fighting. If you have to fight, you must win it quickly and reduce damage. In other words, the battle at sea should be like lightning, and attack quickly and destroy the enemy's main force as soon as possible." Zheng Chenggong talked about his experience in this expedition.

"After experiencing this battle, do you still want to be a Navy general?" Hannah asked while sitting next to Zheng Chenggong, holding her knees with her hands.

"Of course, although going to sea to fight is a very hard job, without such a group of people defending the enemy thousands of miles away, how can the local people ensure safety!" Zheng Chenggong said for granted.

The fleet successfully occupied two important islands, Haiti and Jamaica, and left hundreds of defenders each. There was no economic development for the time being, because the English did not know whether the Spanish would send a fleet to counterattack.

The fleet returned to Barbados, and the three expedition ships set out were safe and sound, but more than a dozen soldiers from the global fleet died.

Zheng Zhihu sent 50,000 pounds worth of treasures from a treasure ship obtained from the circumnavigation fleet to the expedition ship. The Royal Navy distributed 20,000 pounds to Zheng Zhihu's fleet to please the Queen's allies.

In other words, Zheng Zhihu and others received 70,000 pounds worth of plunder from this expedition.

Zheng Zhihu had no more sailors under his command, so he left the empty treasure ship to the Royal Navy, then bid farewell to Barbados, preparing to go to New England in North America, and then follow the ocean current to Europe.

After occupying Haiti and Jamaica, the Royal Navy suffered from tropical diseases and was unable to continue occupying Cuba, so he declared the end of his expedition and prepared to return directly from Barbados to England with full of spoils.

"Ling'er, we probably will be able to arrive in Europe in two or three months, and you will soon see your father." Zheng Chenggong said to Ling'er who was following him.
Chapter completed!